Sea of Galilee
Also known as Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Tiberias, Kinnereth, Lake Kinneret, Lake of Tiberias
largest freshwater lake in Israel
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The Sea of Galilee is the largest freshwater lake in Israel. It is historically and religiously significant as a central location in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ according to Christian tradition.
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 168
- Elevation
- -212.525
- Image
- Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), Northern Israel.jpg
- Width
- 12
- Length
- 21
- Perimeter
- 53
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- Commons category
- Sea of Galilee
- Commons gallery
- Lake Gallilee
- watershed area
- 273
- residence time of water
- 4.8
- vertical depth
- 25.6
- discharge
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The Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, Arabic: بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias, Genezareth Lake or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a salt lake), with its elevation fluctuating between 215 and 209 metres (705 and 686 ft) below sea level (depending on rainfall). It is approximately 53 km (33 mi) in circumference, about 21 km (13 mi) long, and 13 km (8 mi) wide. Its area is 166.7 km (64.4 sq mi) at its fullest, and its maximum depth is approximately 43 metres (141 ft). The lake is fed partly by underground springs, but its main source is the Jordan River, which flows through it from north to south with the outflow controlled by the Degania Dam.
Geography